Uh huh. Do you realize how freaking loud these things are? We don't have magical Star Trek fields to float on, we push air through turbines, lots and lots of air. Speaking of which, you think our roads are clean enough to not turn this thing into a 24/7 high speed shrapnel thrower?

Quantum Apostrophe:Uh huh. Do you realize how freaking loud these things are? We don't have magical Star Trek fields to float on, we push air through turbines, lots and lots of air. Speaking of which, you think our roads are clean enough to not turn this thing into a 24/7 high speed shrapnel thrower?

"People could lose jobs if such a vehicle is produced. Tire producers and shops, alignment shops, shock absorber producers. There'd be no need for pot hole repairs, so fewer highway workers. Perhaps, they could go even better and build a semi-truck with such capabilities."

ProfessorOhki: You... you actually believe there will be these hovercraft just floating around all over the place, all for less than 20K each! Uh huh. Let's see how that goes, shall we? Aberlour 16 at my place in ten years. Loser pays the shot for the other.

Grither:So can the technology they use for those Dyson fans be amped up to be used in a hovercraft? Cause that would also be cool.

You mean putting a fan in the bottom? I thought those things were cool until i saw them in person, then i realized how they worked and that they were pretty lame, especially considering the price tag.The fan is just in the bottom and ducted up.

Quantum Apostrophe:ProfessorOhki: You... you actually believe there will be these hovercraft just floating around all over the place, all for less than 20K each! Uh huh. Let's see how that goes, shall we? Aberlour 16 at my place in ten years. Loser pays the shot for the other.

No, I just think they look neat. I also thought the commenter on the article who's first thoughts when presented with the idea of a cheap hovercraft was "HOVERCRAFT ARE TAKING OUR JOBS" deserved ridicule.

Quantum Apostrophe:Uh huh. Do you realize how freaking loud these things are? We don't have magical Star Trek fields to float on, we push air through turbines, lots and lots of air. Speaking of which, you think our roads are clean enough to not turn this thing into a 24/7 high speed shrapnel thrower?